Thursday, 8 February 2024

 Chris CREWTHER (Mornington) (14:55): (498) My question is for the Minister for Community Sport. Why is the Labor government failing to fund much-needed infrastructure for the Emil Madsen Reserve, located in the Mornington and Dunkley electorates? It has many local clubs and is indeed the highest participation grassroots sporting facility in the state, having over 2000 participants across five sports. It is in poor condition with inadequate facilities, with girls even having to change in portables and their cars and with soccer sometimes being moved across to Mount Eliza Secondary College, which itself has buildings over 50 years old. With Nathan Conroy the federal Liberal candidate for Dunkley, the federal shadow minister and the cricket club, I went the other day to see the state of play at Emil Madsen. Currently $20 million out of $35 million has been committed, and the state Labor government – you guessed it – has delivered and committed nothing, even after the Liberals committed to it during the election. With Nathan Conroy and others, I call upon the Labor government to commit to this project.